by David Nuttle In my 3-years of combat experience and another decade of CT (counterterrorism) action operations, I encountered some gaps in the combat preparations of our military and related special forces. To wit: a) Operational planning generally lacks a "what's missing" component. As an example, a rescue mission requiring special forces to be flown over a desert failed to consider that if a desert sand-storm hit during their flight, air intakes on the choppers would n

by David Nuttle Primitive man found shelter in caves and lava tunnels with safety achieved by blocking or guarding entrances to protect against wild animals or hostile tribes in their area. Ancient & threatened tribes in the Cappadocia area of Turkey carved underground homes and habitats in the soft volcanic rock in that area. One of these populated underground facilities, known as Derinkuyu, has multiple underground floors with the lowest being 280 ft deep. There are livi

by David Nuttle Behavior modification may be a very negative or positive event in the lives of many people, and it is important to understand the process to avoid potential abuse. The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) and Viet communists, during the Vietnam War, used and experimented with behavior modification on prisoners. American POWs, held by the Viet communists experienced extensive abuse in horrific efforts to force responses per their cruel captors' harsh demands. In

by David Nuttle Your in primitive tribal societies have the least concerns and are generally unaware of the issues causing concerns for youth in developing nations. American youth are confronted w/ the reality of armed conflicts and possible nuclear war. This is in addition to worries about our social chaos issues, poverty, addiction, future debts, crime, pandemics, climate change, political gridlock, Trans and LGBTQ problems, DEI, CRT, and "woke" demands, seclusion and

by David Nuttle As an apparent Islamic jihadist and communist, the Mayor-elect of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, has a few questions he should be asking himself. To wit: a) Will my style of governing make it appear that my goal is to make New York a model of an Islamic Caliphate, communist city, or a hybrid Commie Caliphate? b) Is it probable that my rent controls will dramatically lower construction of new apartments and homes as a typical result of such controls? c) I

by David Nuttle Available credible evidence confirms that POTUS Obama weaponized the intel agencies and FBI to fabricate a false claim of Donald Trump's collaboration with Russia. This act of so-called weaponization was proven to be an illegal effort to prevent Trump from being elected as POTUS or to impeach him if he was so elected. POTUS Biden weaponized the law to bring criminal charges, against Trump, to prevent Trump's re-election as POTUS. These events are now well

by David Nuttle Civil wars, such as the ones in Russia, England, Spain, Vietnam, and America are very costly in terms of blood and treasure. It is time to learn from this history as U. S. division between socialist Democrats and Republicans could be escalated into another American civil war. Social media hate speech is clearly promoting such an event. The American civil war, 1861 to 1865, cost not less than $6.5 billion & 350,000 troops killed from the North and over 2

by David Nuttle To help solve the growing problem of sheltering homeless populations, public policy is needed to support provision of shelters and services needed by these populations, The added requirement is to fund relevant sheltering programs with tax dollars and/or grant funds from foundations and corporations. Helping the homeless is not a simple task, Added to the problems of poverty and few if any resources, they are often poorly educated with few job skills an

by David Nuttle High crime rates are often caused by a mix of economic, social, legal, and cultural factors. Concentrations of poor populations in urban areas causes inequality and anger helping to motivate creation of gangs using highly available guns to commit crimes to obtain money to buy illegal drugs. Funds reduction for police, bail reform/ no cash bail, reduced sentences, and DAs soft on crime all help to keep the criminals on the streets and creates more repeat

by David Nuttle The earth has always had natural cycles of cooling and warming. For our current warming cycle, human activities such as burning fossil fuels have put more greenhouse gases (CO2 & methane) into the atmosphere where solar heating increases global surface temperatures to cause global warming. Evidence of the above warming is provided by satellite data, as well as monitoring of our ground and ocean temperatures. It is also well documented that glaciers are m

by David Nuttle Any leader or nation threatening war on others should quickly be confronted with a massive package of global sanctions and trade losses upon starting a threatened war or any war. The leader or leaders of related war planning should be advised of plans for charges of aggression against them by the ICC (Intl. Criminal Court). The population of the nation threatening aggression should be encouraged to replace the leader(s) who are making threats of war. Me

by David Nuttle A number of states, with most being communist nations, have failed for similar and extractive reasons well documented by historical events. The typical reasons follow: a) Power to a very few b) Weak government c) Greedy elites d) No property rights e) Freedoms denied f) Poor services g) Lack of innovation h) No checks & balances i) Forced labor j) Economic stagn

by David Nuttle Population numbers help tell the story of why there are so many global problems that we have been unable to fully resolve. The global population in 2025 is just over 8 billion & still increasing at a normal rate. There are a reported 3.7 billion living in poverty and within this group not less than 682 million are known to be living on the-brink-of-starvation. One count is that this latter number may be as high as 820 million. Populations living in or near

by David Nuttle Adolf Hitler is credited with being the "father-of-big-lies." He confirmed his concept of telling lies often enough with conviction that most who heard the lies would accept lies as truth. He also believed the lies, insofar as possible, should be what most people wanted to hear or would agree with as a protest of some type. Most dictators, communist leaders, & corrupt politicians have adopted Hitler's big lie technique. We are seeing it in 2025 used by

by David Nuttle We have failed America's youth by allowing CCP (Chinese) and other enemies to slowly add their agents-of-influence to our colleges and educational system. The CCP objective is known and very clear, they seek to deceive our youth and indoctrinate them to think that a communist form of government is superior to a democracy. In a recent poll of our youth 39 percent now believe communism is better. In addition, voters in New York City are now giving considerati

by David Nuttle Communist rulers have historically acted to sustain power using democide (mass murder of political opposition) and elimination of churches along w/ religion. CCP (Chinese) agents-of-influence in the U. S. have long been working to reduce religion in the lives of Americans. As a result, more and more of our youth are eliminating religion from their lives. From my own personal experience, I have had fantastic support from the Holly Spirit giving me close guid

by David Nuttle Joseph Stalin, leader of the USSR 1929 to 1953, suffered very extensive neglect, abuse, and trauma as a child. He had low self-esteem reported to be from a physical deformity. As a result, he was afflicted with paranoid psychosis and became a sociopath with severe mental disturbances. Stalin was suspicious of all persons around him and committed brutal acts w/ no empathy for his victims. As an active and leading member of the Bolshevik Party, Stalin beca

by David Nuttle The success of any nation and/or government to create and sustain a viable nation will be dependent on having or achieving most of the following: a) Viable governmental charter b) Protection of basic freedoms c) Law & order d) Fair justice for all e) Financial & natural resources f) No corruption g) Innovation & entrepreneurship h) Quality education i) Jobs for all j) Total populati

by David Nuttle Some people are like being "blown-by-the wind,'' and have little control over their own lives. In some cases, a lack of self-discipline, creates negative situations where a person becomes their own worst enemy. Under these circumstances, there is often an attraction to gangs, illegal drug or alcohol use, and other self-inflicted damages such as overeating to become obese. There is also a tendency to seek instant gratification, like too much screen time, r

by David Nuttle Making people fully aware of situations they encounter requires sensitivity training to help keep them safe. Most instruction is focused on performance in a certain area or subject, so the changing situations where this occurs in not always carefully considered. A lack of total awareness and ignoring consequence of actions creates risks. As an example of the above, a U. S. Army Captain newly arrived in S. Vietnam, during the Vietnam War, was anxious to m